Recent Arrivals from Bramcote Books Ltd
Recent Arrivals from Bramcote Books Ltd
The Social Construction of Technological Systems: New Directions in the Sociology and History of Technology
by Bijker, Weibe, Hughes, Thomas P and Pinch, Trevor (eds)
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
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- 1987
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- Hardcover
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- 9780262022620
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Massachusetts: MIT, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Ground-breaking collection of essays on the interplay between technology, political, social and economic questions, or put another way, how society shapes technology rather than vice versa. Book in overall very good condition, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, text bright and unmarked; d/j scuffed and creased at edges, with small… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Environmental Histroy of Twentieth-Century Britain
by Sheail, John
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- Used - Fine
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- 2002
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- Soft cover
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- 9780333949818
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Houndsmill: Palgrave, 2002. Soft cover. Fine. Focuses particularly on policy formation within a broader understanding of changing societal attitudes examining, for example, transport, forestry and farming, environmental health. Book in overall fine condition with just a little scuffing to front top edge; pp x, 306
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Churchill
by Jenkins, Roy
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- As New
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- 1st Edition
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- 2001
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- Soft cover
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- 9781509867967
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Macmillian, 2001. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. This is a first class, well-sustained work of history and a masterpiece of biography... It will be a brave, not to say foolhardy, author who attempts to write another life of Churchill for at least a decade, perhaps longer."--Andrew Roberts, Sunday Telegraph. Covering the entirety of his life.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Golden Age: Essays in British and Social History, 1850-1870
by Inkster, Ian, Griffin, Colin, Hill, Jeff, and Rowbotham, Judith (eds.)
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- As New
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- As New
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- 1998
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- Hardcover
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- 9780754601142
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Aldershot: Ashgate, 1998. Hardcover. As New/As New. NEW BOOK. An eclectic collection themed around industry, technology, institutions and gender that examines the twenty years after 1850 in which, following its industrial revolution, Britain reigned supreme until its hegemony was challenged by the German and the US. Or was this the case? Unmarked copy, DJ… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Ages of Voluntarism: How We got to the Big Society
by Hilton, Mathew and McKay, James (eds)
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- As New
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- 1st Edition
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- 2011
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- Soft cover
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- 9780197264829
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Oxford: Oxford University Presss, 2011. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. Revisionist collection of essays exploring the continuing importance and flexibility of voluntarism in twentieth-century Britain, exploring the ways in which the voluntary sector refashioned its relationships within society and the state, as the latter's power increased. In as new condition with bright unmarked text and uncreased… Read more about this item Item Price
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A History of Industrial Relations, 1939-1979. Industrial Relations in a Declining Economy
by Wrigley, Chris (ed)
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- Used - Fine
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- Very Good
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- 1996
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- Hardcover
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- 9781852788926
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Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. The third and final volume on British industrial relations examining the years 1939-79. Series on thematic essays covering state involvement, law, management of labour, strikes, and social welfare, plus case studies of the docks, car industry and road haulage. Book in overall fine condition, d/j has light creasing to top… Read more about this item Item Price
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Constituency Labour Parties in Britain
by Janosik, Edward G
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- Used - Good
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- Good
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- 1968
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- Hardcover
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- 9780269992940
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London: Pall Mall Press, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Good. A survey of some 36 constituency Labour parties during the mid 1960s. Janosik is primarily interested in functionality, so the focus is on areas such as candidate selection, campaigning, factionalism and internal political allegiances. Book has scattered foxing to top/side of textblock edges, old price in pencil on fep, very… Read more about this item Item Price
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Labour's First Century
by Tanner, Duncan, Thane, Pat, & Tiratsoo, Nick
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- As New
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- As New
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- 2000
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- Hardcover
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- 9780521651844
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Hardcover. As New/As New. Twelve essays by leading authors covering ideology, the economy, welfare, international affairs, the constitution, gender, trade unions, membership, the electorate, myths, New Labour and international comparisons. Book is unused and unread. pp x, 418
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A History of British Industrial Relations 1914-1939
by Wrigley, Chris (ed)
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1987
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- Hardcover
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- 9780751201819
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Aldershot: Cambridge University Press (Gregg Revivals), 1987. Hardcover. Very Good. The second volume on British industrial relations examining the years 1939-79. Series of thematic essays covering state involvement, rank and file law, employer strategies, strikes, and social welfare, plus case studies on electrical contracting, the car industry and job control. Clean blue cloth boards with gilt lettering… Read more about this item Item Price
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Parliament and Politics in the Age of Churchill and Attlee: The Headlam Diaries 1935-1951
by Ball, Stuart (ed)
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- Fine
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- 1999
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- Hardcover
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- 9780521661430
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London: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Sir Cuthbert Headlam was a senior Conservative MP and former junior minister. He was also chair of the National Union of Conservative Associations and well connected with the Commons, particularly with the then rising group of future Conservative leaders ((Eden, MacMillan, Lyttleton). This volume, no 14 in the Camden Fifth Series,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lloyd George and the Challenge of Labour: The Post-War Coalition, 1918-1922
by Wrigley, Chris
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- As New
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- Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1990
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- Hardcover
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- 9780710810236
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Hemel Hempstead: Harvester Wheatsheaf, London, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Fine. The immediate post-war period was a time of both social and political unrest and change. Wrigley explores the ways in which Lloyd George skillfully managed these tensions, on occasion to promote social reforms amongst fears of revolution. He, however, was increasingly isolated within a majority Conservative… Read more about this item Item Price
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Workers' Worlds: Cultures and Communities in Manchester and Salford, 1880-1939
by Davies, Andrew, and Fielding, Steven (eds)
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- Used - Fine
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- Very Good
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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- 9780719025433
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Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Interesting and innovative collection of essays focusing on key aspects of working-class communities in the northwest e.g. leisure, gambling, gossip, teenagers, women. Book in overall fine condition, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, text bright and unmarked; d/j has a little creasing to top edges, light sun-fading to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Inside the Black Box: Technology and Economics
by Rosenberg, Nathan (ed)
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- Used - Fine
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- 1979
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- Soft cover
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- 9780521273671
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1979. Soft cover. Fine. Interesting exploration of the inter-relationship between technological innovation and diffusion, science, politics and economics. Book in overall fine condition, with uncreased spine and bright unmarked text; pp xi,304
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The Treasury and British Public Policy 1906-1959
by Peden, G C
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- As New
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- As New
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- 2000
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- Hardcover
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- 9780198207078
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Oxford: Oxford University Presss, 2000. Hardcover. As New/As New. NEW BOOK The Treasury is the most powerful department within the civil service, its decisions dominating on matters of taxation, finance and expenditure, and managing the British economy. This monograph examines the changing function of the Treasury across time, the relationship between ministers and officials, the role… Read more about this item Item Price
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Industrial Efficiency and State Intervention: Labour 1939-1951
by Tiratsoo, Nick, and Tomlinsopn, Jim
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1993
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- Hardcover
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- 9780415088107
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London: Routledge, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good. Revisionist history of the Attlee government suggesting that policies such as nationalisation were driven more by a focus on redressing productivity shortfalls than by political ideology. A few minor scuffs to covers, text bright and unmarked - a very good working copy; pp 213
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Property and Politics 1870-1914: Landownership, Law, Ideology and Urban Development in England
by Offer, Avner
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- Used - Fine
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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- 9780751200669
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Aldershot: Cambridge University Press (Gregg Revivals), 1992. Hardcover. Fine. Comprehensive study of how economic, social and political groups use the state as a vehicle for promoting their interests and visions, in this case through the medium of property, land law, tenure and taxation, etc. Book in overall fine condition, clean blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to front/spine,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Conservatives and Industrial Efficiency, 1951-64. Thirteen Wasted Years?
by Tiratsoo, Nick, and Tomlinson, Jim
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- As New
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- 1998
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- Hardcover
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- 9780415158701
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London: Routledge, 1998. Hardcover. As New. A sequel to their book examining the economic policy of the Attlee governments, this text takes a similar focus on governmental attitudes and initiatives to boost British industrial productivity through supply-side measures, and particularly attempts to Americanise manufacturing. pp 211
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Leisure, Citizenship and Working-Class Men in Britain, 1850-1945
by Beaven, Brad
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- As New
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- Very Good
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- 2005
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- Hardcover
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- 9780719060274
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Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2005. Hardcover. As New/Very Good. NEW BOOK. Spanning the decades of mass leisure from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the Second World War, Beaven argues that strong continuities existed in terms of working-class self-identity and participation as expressed through their cultural and leisure activities. Book new and unread, although predominantly white d/j… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Social Construction of Technological Systems: New Directions in the Sociology and History of Technology
by Bijker, Weibe, Hughes, Thomas P and Pinch, Trevor (eds)
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
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- 1987
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- Hardcover
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- 9780262022620
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Massachusetts: MIT, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Ground-breaking collection of essays on the interplay between technology, political, social and economic questions, or put another way, how society shapes technology rather than vice versa. Book in overall very good condition, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, text bright and unmarked; d/j scuffed and creased at edges, with small… Read more about this item Item Price
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Men of Property: The Very Wealthy in Britain Since the Industrial Revolution
by Rubinstein, W D
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1981
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- Hardcover
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- 9780813509273
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New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good. Excellent empirical social study of wealth and the wealthy in the nineteenth to the mid twentieth centuries: breakdowns by social structure, occupation, background, etc. It set the tone for 'Gentlemanly Capitalism' subsequent debates, which asserted that the very rich primarily derived their wealth, as they always had, from… Read more about this item Item Price
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